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Mark Anthony Taylor

Born: 27 October 1964, Leeton, New South Wales
Major Teams: New South Wales, Australia.
Known As: Mark Taylor
Pronounced: Mark Taylor
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium


Test Debut: Australia v West Indies at Sydney, 4th Test, 1988/89
Last Test:
Australia v England at Sydney, 5th Test, 1998/99

ODI Debut:
Australia v Sri Lanka at Melbourne, World Series, 1989/90
Last ODI:
Australia v England at The Oval, Texaco Trophy, 1997



Mark Taylor retired from Test cricket on the 2nd February 1999. View video of his announcement. [28.8K Real Video | 56.6K Real Video]. and an interview on the Nine Network Australia's A Current Affair [28.8K Real Video | 56.6K Real Video]. Read his resignation letter and the media release from the Australian Cricket Board.

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Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1990

Career Statistics:

TESTS
 (career)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave     SR 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  104  186  13  7525  334*  43.49  41.60  19  40  157   0

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling               7      3    26    1  26.00  1-11    0   0  42.0  3.71

ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
 (career)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave     SR 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  113  110   1  3514  105   32.23  59.48   1  28   56   0

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI   4w  5w    SR  Econ
Bowling               -      -     -    -    -     -      -   -    -    -

FIRST-CLASS
 (career: 1985/86 - 1998/99)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  253  435  20 17415  334*  41.96  41  97  350   0

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling              25      6    77    2  38.50  1-4     0   0  75.0  3.08

LIST A LIMITED OVERS
 (career: 1985/86 - 1998/99)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  178  175   2  5463  105   31.57   1  47   98   0

                      O       R    W    Ave   BBI   4w  5w    SR  Econ
Bowling               3       7    0    -     -      0   0    -   2.33

- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.


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Mark Taylor, also known as "Tubby", was an excellent left hand opening batsman and cricketing strategist. Also a successful leader of New South Wales in domestic competition, Taylor was appointed Australian captain after the retirement from the role of Allan Border in 1994. Throughout his reign at the helm of his national team, he was acclaimed by many as one of Australia's best ever captains - his tactical nous consistently proving gilt-edged as he guided his team to the status of the world's unofficial Test champions with victory over West Indies in the Caribbean in 1995 and then consolidated it in subsequent years. Following his spectacular debut tour of England in 1989, where he scored an amazing 839 runs at 83.90, Taylor also proved a dependable opening batsman, even if the reputation took a battering for a long period during 1996 and 1997 when he endured a miserably long run of outs. Taylor was also considered by many to be the finest slip fielder in world cricket; that he claimed a world record 157 catches in Tests only added lustre to this view. During his years at the top, he was also a popular figure, and was a fabulous ambassador and role model for cricket and for his country both on and off the field. He retired from international cricket in 1999, following a successful tour of Pakistan (during which he famously equalled Don Bradman's record individual Test score of 334) and a final defence of the Ashes. Subsequently, he has become a respected television commentator for the Nine Network in Australia. (John Polack, January 2000)
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